Paul Ihuaka, a 45-year-old man,
has been arrested by Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for
allegedly raping his mother.

Ihuaku, who hails from Umueke
Ezagbogu in the Ezinihitte Mbaise Local Government Area of the State, was
handed over to the corps by the youth in the community after his mother
reported the incident to them.

The NSCDC commander said: “The
men of the command later proceeded to the residence of the suspect and arrested
him,” he added.

Fielding questions from
journalists, the suspect confessed to the crime, adding that he was under the
influence of alcohol.

“After drinking on that fateful
evening, there was a heavy downpour and I could not resist the urge to make love to her;
so, I had to use a local pistol to threaten my mother to submission and I later
raped her,” Ihuaku stated.

Asked if he was married, the
suspect said he did not have the means yet, as he was not doing anything
tangible.

“I was not bewitched. I was under
the influence of alcohol,” he added.

It was also gathered that the
incident took place in the house the suspect is living in with his mother.

The mother (name withheld)
confessed that the incident was the second time.

She said, “I was in the kitchen
and saw him (Ihuaku) with a pistol. He used it to threaten me. He told me that
he would kill me. I could not do anything other than to beg him to drop the
gun.

“It was in the process that he
threw me on the ground and it (rape) happened.

“I had to call on the youths the
next morning, as the incident happened when it was already dark and damp. The
youth later went to the NSCDC headquarters in Itu to report him, hence his
arrest.”